Mapping Addresses

A proxy address is a user’s Microsoft Exchange Server address translated to a foreign system address type. When an Addr-Type object is installed, its associated proxy generation DLL is called to generate new proxy addresses for all Microsoft Exchange Server users.

Using a hypothetical person named Pat Parkes, the following table shows examples of addresses a user might have on three different systems.

When a gateway transfers a message, it must convert all the recipient addresses from the format of the originating system into the format of the receiving system.